Niels J. Dingemanse

Apr 22, 2024 | nature.com | Matteo Sebastianelli |Sifiso M. Lukhele |Simona Secomandi |Olivier Fedrigo |Ara Monadjem |Niels J. Dingemanse | +2 more

AbstractVocal rhythm plays a fundamental role in sexual selection and species recognition in birds, but little is known of its genetic basis due to the confounding effect of vocal learning in model systems. Uncovering its genetic basis could facilitate identifying genes potentially important in speciation. Here we investigate the genomic underpinnings of rhythm in vocal non-learning Pogoniulus tinkerbirds using 135 individual whole genomes distributed across a southern African hybrid zone.